The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-28

put himself under the British flag in order to
and the port whore he Is to set up over his
house the American flag? Now.
we want to get administration that will re-
spond to the demand of the people and of Con-
gress that American ships shall have suitable en-
couragement to ply between these ports of South
America and our own ports TO develop the great
trade that We ought to have with them.
AMERICAN INDUSTRY AND UNAMERIcAN com
BINES."
And then want the reduction made so that
the principle of the protection of American in
dustry shall not be eliminated from our tariff
laws. do not want the reduction made by
free-trade hands. want it made with careful
regard to the rights and interests of our own
manufacturers. and especially to the rights and
interests of that great body of workingmen who
fill the factories of our country. [Applause
And the sum of it ali is that, wanting it done IN
these ways, or these things done first, or done
with regard to these things, don't want the
De- party na t,sr DO It La lighter
of their doing it. Not the least bit in
the world. We have paid off now, under
laws and financial policies inaugurated by the
Republicans. every dollar of the national debt
that is due, and to get the money out of the
Treasury that is coming in. the Democratic
Secretary has had to go into the market and
buy United States bonds at premium, that
were not due and yet they started in with the
pledge that they would reduce the revenue. l
think, since some of my Indiana Democratic
friends found out that the reduction of the rev.
enue did not involve a per capita distribution OF
il. they have lost interest il the question.
laughter, but il is Why, they cannot
agree anything. They had forty majority in
the last House of Representatives, where under
the Constitution, every revenue bill must orig-
bill. They had forty majority, and yet
they could not pass a revenue bill. They have
only got ten majority this time,
to some of these boys who have worked
through the ''rue of three" to work out this prob
lem: If with forty majority they were notaolet to
pass a revenue bill in whole Congress. how
long will it take them to pass one with tens
Laughter and applause Senator Vest once
said of the Chinaman that he did not "nomol
oeate." Well, that is the trouble with the Dem
ocrats. They don't homoloeate. Sam Randall
and Carlisle don't homologate. And Sam Ran
dali has got more than ten fellows at his back
dustry, and this is the last long session of the
last Congress during President Clevelands term
lcheers, and if they don't do it this session they
will not do it at all.
Now do not propose here to discuss the
tariff question. believe the principle of the
protection of American industry Is we'll estab-
lished and well defended by the principles OF
political economy and by the duties of patriot
ism. There or two things that in some
respects are working against 1t. and one is this
abominable and un-American system which is
recently developed, called trusts do not refer
to the gas trust at Indianapolis that is first
rate; it is the only trust of that sort that l
know of that is really the interests of the peo-
ple-bur this sort of thing has come about: The
men making steel rails form association, and
they say we must not make too many steel
rails the price will go down, and so they say to
steelml over in St Louis. "Now
don't you make any rails this year
at all; You let your fires go ont; you can dis
charge all your workmen, and we will pay you
out of the pool enough to make you good
dividend on Your stock or your capital; and the
should be there and gets out of the pool good
interest on its investment We had a whisky
POOL don't know that anybody would object
that they limit the producrion-but it will do
1ns ct az vel for N
same way. They say TO this distillery. Your
capacity is hundred barrels; you make fifty"
And to another, Your capacity is two hun
dred; you make a hundred and to another:
= Don't You run at all. and we will pay you;"
and they pool it all up and fix prices this way.
No" i. this snas Fn'a is ss
in my judgment. and you will
tice that those who are attacking our tariff
system take their position behind these facts
and use them as the ground of their assault.
We must find some way to stop such COM
binations. There has recently been attempt
in Pennsylvania reported. in the great
thracite coal regions rpon which the cities of
Philadelphia, Boston, New York and the people
of the seaboard depend, AS well as of the West
for much of their winter fuel, to combine to-
gether. the railroad and Tnine-owners. and say
We will only produce much coal. and we will
force the price no believe these things should
be made unlawful, prohibited and punished as
conspiraces against the people. lRenewed ap-
plause
Now, my fellow-citizen. / came out here in
the expectation of having two or three of the
State officers, who really reaped the benefit of
the last campaign. along. You know didn't
reap [aughter]. though did a good deal of
blowing. But have talked too long for your
patience and my strength. And yet have felt
caught up here TO day, in this enthusiastic gath
ering of Hendricks county Republicans, upon
q mount of inspiration, and desired, il could,
to catch your spirit and to help You to spread it
this State. from the river to the lakes, until
every county shall organize You have done
here, and shall win this victory. the fight
at Missionary Ridge was won, before the gener-
ais have given the order to charge. Tremendous
applause.